Binny's Dank Juice IPA

I actually bought this a month ago, before Waldo season. And though I didn't rate it then, I had pretty much decided that this was my new favorite. It has a dank but citrusy hop flavor that dominates, while being light and refreshing. This is far superior to my other favorites, I think. I've been thinking about stopping my endless sampling of beers, and instead stocking my fridge with the very best ones. This would be included. At the very least, I need to get my favorite IPAs together and finally decide which is penultimate. This might just be it! MB!

12oz can, 7% ABV
Odd Side Ales
Grand Haven, MI
purchased at Binny's

The Waldos' Special Ale (2018)

Even with my subsiding cold, the dank hoppy aroma just bursts out of the glass. This is overly bitter (not a knock) and delivers the boozed up knockout punch, without tasting like a watered down scotch. Just a swirl of dark and dirty hops, oh the hops! Last year I only scored a sixer of this highly limited release. This year I found two sixers only at the same spot, and then went a bit overboard when I saw a stack of cases at my go to liquor store! Hey, I didn't do too well on my Easter egg hunt last weekend, so I made up for it on my Waldo hunt today! Where's Waldo? In my beer fridge, next to my beer fridge, already in my belly . . . MB if you can find it!

12oz bottle, 11.3% ABV
The Lagunitas Brewing Company
Petaluma CA and Chicago IL
purchased at Mariano's & Kenwood

Machu Beechu Double IPA

Fairly bitter and some fruity funkiness. Very little grain flavor, given that this is a double. It's good. Not terribly great, but good. ID

12oz bottle, no deets
Shirt's Brewing Company
Elk Rapids, MI
purchased at Maria's in Canton